Marlins, Blue Jays trade: Much to his surprise, Jose Reyes will be flexing his muscles in Toronto, not Miami, in 2013. (AP Photo)

Before signing with Miami, Buehrle was concerned about the franchise’s history of dumping high-priced players. But FoxSports.com reports Marlins president David Samson assured Buehrle and his wife that wouldn’t happen and that the team was committed to long-term success. He signed a four-year, $58 million deal.

A source also told FoxSports.com that Reyes, who signed a six-year, $106 million contract, was given the same verbal assurance that he would be there for the long haul.

“The answer is yes. A vehement yes,” the source told the website when asked about Reyes.

With the Marlins in fire-sale mode again, one player agent already had speculated that they would have a tough time convincing any free agents to sign there in the future.

“No one’s ever going there again,” the agent told The Miami Herald. “They’re going to have to overpay by 25 percent to get guys to come there now. They basically took the no-trade clauses and stuck them up Reyes’ and Buehrle’s (expletive). There’s no integrity in anything that they do and anything that they’ve said.”

Added the agent: “They’re the laughingstock of baseball. Miami is now baseball’s Siberia.”